Burgess v. Crane et al
Plaintiff: Michael Lee Burgess
Defendant: Craig Crane, Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorneys Office, Kristina S. Zeit, Bill McMurry, City of St. Joseph, St. Joseph Missouri Police Department, Chris Colter, Police Officer Unknown Seiter, Unknown Harrison, Unknown Cecil, Unknown Peters, Unknown Jordan-Maples, Unknown Brooks, 5th Judicial Circuit of Buchanan County, Missouri, Patrick K. Robb, U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, Missouri State Public Defenders Office, Rosemary E. Persival and John R. Espisito
Case Number: 4:2026cv01372
Filed: August 26, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Presiding Judge: Shirley Padmore Mensah
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 27, 2026 ***REMARK Attachment #3 to complaint restricted as it contains personal identifiers. (DLB)
August 27, 2026 ***Complaint Letter Created. This is to advise you that this office has received and filed your complaint and has assigned it the above-referenced case number. (DLB)
August 27, 2026 Case Opening Notification. Judge Assigned: Honorable Shirley P. Mensah. All parties must file the Notice Regarding Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form consenting to or opting out of the Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. Click #here for the instructions. (DLB)
August 27, 2026 ***Complaint Letter Processed (see notice of electronic filing for distribution list) Thu Aug 27 16:02:32 CDT 2026
August 26, 2026 Filing 3 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment by Plaintiff Michael Lee Burgess. (DLB)
August 26, 2026 Filing 2 Certified Inmate Account Statement by Plaintiff Michael Lee Burgess. (DLB)
August 26, 2026 Filing 1 Document worded, "PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT UNDER 28 U.S.C. 1651(a)" opened as PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT UNDER 42 U.S.C. 1983 against defendant 5th Judicial Circuit of Buchanan County, Missouri, Unknown Brooks, Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorneys Office, Unknown Cecil, City of St. Joseph, Chris Colter, Craig Crane, John R. Espisito, Unknown Harrison, Unknown Jordan-Maples, Bill McMurry, Missouri State Public Defenders Office, Rosemary E. Persival, Unknown Peters, Patrick K. Robb, Unknown Seiter, St. Joseph Missouri Police Department, U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, Kristina S. Zeit Jury Demand,, filed by Michael Lee Burgess. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit worded, "Affidavit in Support of Request to Proceed Informa Pauperis, #2 Memorandum Supporting Motion for Preliminary Injuction and for Advancement and Consolidation of Trial, #3 Attachment, #4 Envelope)(DLB) Page 10 of attachment entitled Parties to Memorandum incorporated herein missing page 10 suggesting 2 parties not added

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Plaintiff: Michael Lee Burgess
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Defendant: Craig Crane
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Defendant: Unknown Harrison
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Defendant: Unknown Brooks
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Defendant: 5th Judicial Circuit of Buchanan County, Missouri
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Defendant: Patrick K. Robb
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Defendant: Rosemary E. Persival
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